The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

BOSTON — It didn’t look good for Dennis Seidenberg when practice began Friday afternoon. The defenseman, nursing a 10-day-old left leg injury, was still favoring the leg and was having trouble pushing off during a lateral movement drill.

Yet that was just getting all warmed up and ready to go. Seidenberg skated much better the rest of practice and reported after he’s felt progress with the leg.

"I think it felt better and hopefully each time it keeps going," Seidenberg said.

Seidenberg wouldn’t commit to returning for Saturday’s Game 5, as the Bruins hold a 3-1 lead and will once again attempt to close out the New York Rangers.

The German will consult with the training staff before seeing if he can play.

"I felt comfortable out there today," he said. "We’ll see how it is out there tonight and we’ll make a decision."

If Seidenberg is cleared, he would likely replace Dougie Hamilton, who didn’t lock up Chris Kreider’s stick on the overtime goal in New York’s 4-3 comeback win Thursday.

When the Bruins were cruising to a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series, they could afford to be patient with Seidenberg, as well as fellow walking wounded blue liner Wade Redden, because of their success and the outstanding play of Hamilton and fellow rookie defensemen Matt Bartkowski and Torey Krug.

Now that they’re facing a return trip to Manhattan if they can’t finish the series Saturday, there could be more pressure to insert Seidenberg, who hasn’t played since the opening minutes of Game 7 vs. Toronto on May 13.

"I wanted to come back last game too, but you have to be smart about what you’re doing," Seidenberg said. "You don’t want to damage whatever you’re feeling more and put the whole playoffs in jeopardy."